Security Bulletin
Summary
Curl vulnerabilities CVE-2019-5443 impacts IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server, IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Client, IBM Aspera Desktop Client 3.9.1 and earlier. The fix was delivered in version 3.9.3.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-5443
DESCRIPTION: A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162844 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server | 3.9.1 and earlier |
| IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint | 3.9.1 and earlier |
| IBM Aspera Desktop Client | 3.9.1 and earlier |
Remediation/Fixes
The fix is delivered in version 3.9.6 of
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server,
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Client,
IBM Aspera Desktop Client
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
09 Dec 2019: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 July 2020
UID
ibm11126581